Category Archives: A Course in Miracles

The use of miracles as spectacles to induce belief is a misunderstanding of their purpose (T-I.10:1). There are really two aspects to this principle, both of which are given to help us be in right relation both with the world and our body, and with the mind which is confused about world and body andContinue reading “The Tenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

Miracles are a kind of exchange. Like all expressions of love, which are always miraculous in the true sense, the exchange reverses the physical laws. They bring more love both to the giver and the receiver (T-1.I.9:1-3). It takes two to make a miracle. Or, to put in another way, it takes two to rememberContinue reading “The Ninth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

Miracles are healing because they supply a lack; they are performed by those who temporarily have more for those who temporarily have less (T-1.I.8:1). A Course in Miracles is a wordy project, right? Helen Schucman’s Jesus is nothing if not talkative. But the first chapter of the Text is an exception to that style. ThereContinue reading “The Eighth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

Faith is the condition of inner peace, because it accepts all aspects of experience equally. It trusts God entirely, and allows only the Holy Spirit – not ego – to determine what a given situation or relationship means. To be faithful is to be quiet and still, completely confident that God’s Will is Love, evenContinue reading “ACIM: The Conditions of Inner Peace”

Miracles are habits, and should be involuntary. They should not be under conscious control. Consciously selected miracles can be misguided (T-1.I.5:1-3). Since miracles are expressions of Love, which does not admit distinctions, they are not personal. Any attempt to make them into a thing that we do or that somebody else does reinforces the veryContinue reading “The Fifth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

I want to talk about non-public teachers of A Course in Miracles. These are often referred to as holy relationships. I am being more personal than usual in this post. Two points: first, if I am talking about a holy relationship here, then I am using “holy” in terms of the desert – stones forContinue reading “Another Kind of ACIM Teacher”